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Hi everyone - I'm not a frequent visitor to this board, so hope I'm not duplicating anything.Anyway, I want to buy a greenhouse and am considering a Europa Princess 6x6 with toughened glass.Questions:How tough is tough?Toughened or safety glass should be made compulsory if there are children about or people like me, a bit clumsy who trip over their own shadow. I had some blow out soon after it was erected and didn't break so put 6 clips in per pane instead of 4. Been okay for the last 4 years.Am I mad, will we ever cope with a greenhouse at home as well as 2 allotments, jobs, little children etc?Yes you are mad but it's great.......Is it a good make?I have a 12' x 8' greenhouse by the same manufacturer and have no complaints. They are made by Eden who have provided me with some superb aftersales service years after the purchase. Provided you follow the instructions and don't have the same 'helpful' neighbour I had, you won't be disappointed.Will it be hard to build?It shouldn't be if you follow the instructions as a small house won't involve heavy lifting. Just be careful when you tighten up the aluminium nuts and bolts and make sure it is square because if it is otherwise, the glass might not fit and the door jams.Am I right the roof should go north-south along the ridge?I don't think it matters with a small house but I would orientate it so the ridge runs east-west as you will pick up more early sun in the spring when it is needed most. I would also invest in automatic ventilators, one in the roof and a louvre at low level. Shading material came with mine so you may not need to get any but small houses heat and cool very rapidly. Always go for the biggest you can afford and shop around for the best prices - I bought mine off the internet from a company in Royston who offered me a very good deal and got it cheaper than many garden centres were selling 8' x 6' ones for.........;D ;D ;DThanks,Sarah.
It's 1.60 metre high (5 foot 8??) and has 4 shelves, 50mm wide and rather large for my needs! But I must admit i can sometimes be seen in there in my dressing gown ;D ;DTerri
Well here the mini greenhouse. Just started moving pots in there and it looks good from here. But as terri said, it WILL be too small .....My hubby says us gardeners are never content with what we've got, we always want bigger. ;D ;)